I-fest and complications

I had a great time downtown for five hours on Saturday. Of course some of it was spent doing some personal shopping and sightseeing, but I had my camera at the ready the whole time. I got caught in a massive downpour at one point right before I was going to interview some college aged girls, but after the downpour, they weren't as focused. The forecast for Sunday is even rainier than Saturday's, so it's not looking good for filming.

I also faced a few problems while filming. I took a different, lighter weight tripod and one of the legs is stuck, so the camera work I did is a bit shaky. I think it won't really take away from the film, because I want the first person feel. I'm okay with imperfections as long as I can get my storytelling in. Another problem I faced was all of the noise and other people that might interfere with some of my interviews and other footage.

The other major problem I faced was the microphone falling apart. I think a screw fell out somewhere in the first half hour I was there and it took a lot of creative thinking to make the best of the situation. I took a hair tie from my wrist and pulled it around the two pieces to keep them together and used it like that for the rest of the day. Honestly, I'm pretty impressed and I hope the sound comes out ok. This whole project has required me to think on my feet, but I'm happy I've been able to.

Most of what I got at the festival itself was video, so here's a picture of a dog from the parade. The dog is named kale. If that doesn't say something about the people from here, I don't know what does: